Before becoming a superstar in the pro wrestling world, Kurt Angle won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in the amateur wrestling 90-100 kg division. Angle accomplished the feat despite seriously injuring his neck a few months earlier during the Olympic Trials.

Kurt Angle was born in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania and still lives in the area. In 2002, Kurt Angle purchased a home in the town of Coraopolis, which is just a few miles northwest of Mt. Lebanon. Angle paid $649,900 for the contemporary style stone home which offers four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a half, swimming pool, and 3,732 square feet.

Kurt Angle's house in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.

Kurt Angle worked for the WWF/WWE for eight years before joining Total Nonstop Action Wrestling in 2006.